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Lights, camera, action….CUT!
That’s a typical terminology which any film director would know, but for someone like you, cut means when lights go off and there’s a power cut! Nothing can be as irking as a power cut and that’s what satirist Jaspal Bhatti has come up with in the form of a romantic comedy movie called, Power Cut, produced by of P&R Films in association with Mad Arts.
The star cast of the movie along with its producer Pawaljit Rupal was in city here today. The movie releasing on October 26, has heroine who has been named as Bijli and the hero is called Current, which itself is sure to bring a smile on your face.
Director , writer, actor Jaspal Bhatti while addressing the media here today said Power Cut is a satire on the dismal power situation in the state and the working of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL).
Producer Pawaljit Singh said, the story is set in Punjab with Prem Chopra as the Power minister of the state and Rajesh Puri as the power corporation CMD. Jaspal Bhatti the ace satirist of India and Jaswinder Bhalla who is top comedian of Punjabi Cinema play the village jesters (Bhands) who make fun of the electrical and political system throughout the film.
The movie has in store unique numbers based on the concept of power cut and even the movie actors have been satirically named to go with the movie theme. The music in the movie has been given by Gurmeet Singh.
Some of the movie songs which will undoubtedly tickle your funny bone include Ki ‘Karoonga Jatt je lag jaye power cut’ by Mika, featuring Jaspal Bhatti and Jaswinder Bhalla ‘Mai Bijli Mai Bijli’ by Sunidhi Chauhan and the special attraction of the movie is ‘power cut boliyan’ (Punjabi couplets). Other songs include Ghutt Charh kay, the Bhangra Song by Lehmber Hussainpuri featuring Jasraj Singh Bhatti, Surilie Gautam and Zafar Khan and Gal Bevas Hoyi by Master Saleem.
In the star cast Jasraj has been in news lately for directing four-minute animation film on tree conservation named Bunty’s Tree but with Power Cut he will be debuting as an actor, Female lead is Surilie Gautam, a talented TV Actor of Meet Milade fame and younger sister of Vicky Donor lead Yamini Gautam and debutant Zafar Khan, a product of Mad Arts. Power Cut also stars Jaswinder Bhalla, Prem Chopra, BN Sharma, Gurchet Chitrakar, Savita Bhatti, Rajesh Puri, Chandan Prabhakar & Harpal.
